Theatre Women Soprano HIGH Notes (C5 - D7)

[@MisterGolightly]

Hi! I've been working on this for the past 2 weeks plus the time to properly research for the clips and everything so sorry for not being so active. I like how this turned out, I'm proud of it. I'm planning to do one for belting (women). I have most of the notes, but now it's just editing + downloading the clips and that one is going to take a while, in other words I'm exhausted already! Haha (I appreciate suggestioms thanks lol) 06:00 Glinda's make some noise

[@laravo1455]

Can I request a comparison video of Take Me or Leave Me??????

[@TylerFortier1]

You gotta put Bebe Neuwirth's D5 in All That Jazz in there.

[@MisterGolightly]

@@laravo1455 yes I want to do that eventually. It's been in my books since forever

[@ameliamorgan2287]

Adding the clip of Audra McDonald saying "ready sopranos?" before getting to the sixth octave is brilliance

[@heyimjames5566]

timestamp???

[@Amycakes7]

@@heyimjames5566 8:12

[@heyimjames5566]

@@Amycakes7 thanks!!

[@Amycakes7]

@@heyimjames5566 no problem! 🙂

[@moiraanemone6572]

Can we appreciate the transitions! These must have taken forever, and it paid off!

[@MisterGolightly]

THANK YOU!! 💜

[@laurenconrad1799]

1:47 Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews singing together: the very definition of the word "legends"

[@laurenconrad1799]

Gah, I love someone who can do both soprano and belt like nobody's business. I'm seeing Solea Pfeiffer in concert tomorrow night and I feel like she fits that definition perfectly, as do Phillipa Soo, Jessie Mueller, and Christy Altomare.

[@maddietillem6778]

Yesss!!! Gonna add rachel zegler, abby mueller, shoshana bean and laura osnes. They're all so incredible, it's not easy to be able to master two completely different vocal styles

[@laurenconrad1799]

Yes to all these singers!

[@elphbwckd212]

So does Megan Hilty. She originally auditioned for Elphaba a few times before eventually getting called back for Glinda. Up until then she had really only ever played belting roles.

[@maddietillem6778]

@@elphbwckd212 Yes she's incredible!

[@YourCreativeDreamer]

Taylor Louderman too!

[@m.k4447]

Those phantom transitions from 9:28 to 9:46 were legit PERFECT omg

[@MisterGolightly]

Thanks! 💜

[@LilyofShalott16]

YES. 💖💖

[@KajiVocals]

Kristin Chenoweth along with Madeline Kahn are my favourite theatre sopranos of all time. Perfect technique and wonderful stage presence. Extremely projected in all registers too - which is very impressive considering they are both very small-sized (in terms of vocal fach) sopranos.

[@ouiok9058]

Kristin is from my hometown in Oklahoma 🤷🏽‍♀️. She has verifiable credentials unlike fake pedagogy Dr’s 🤣🤷🏽‍♀️. All you can do is send exerts from old books, you have no credentials and no credibility 🤷🏽‍♀️. I know how to change diapers, I’m a mother and grandmother 🤷🏽‍♀️. Hope no one gets offended by this 🤣🤷🏽‍♀️🍼

[@mat_o8975]

Kristin was a whole trained opera singer. She studies bel canto!!! She is great despite her vocal fach

[@KajiVocals]

@@mat_o8975 I’m aware. She even performed La Traviata from what I’ve read before. I have a couple videos on my channel that showcase her voice.

[@loveyall1910]

There’s literally a clip of Madeline Kahn singing on the official page of SNL but I can’t watch it 😭

[@bafbaas1210]

Was madeline here

[@lindseydejesus1877]

as an opera fan it's interesting to hear the differences and similarities in technique (and just music overall!) between opera and musical theatre

[@timn11.04]

Kristin Chenoweth's voice is just phenomenal

[@erikandchristine102]

I love Lauren. She’s still hitting those notes pregnant.

[@forces_06]

Imagine being able to hit these notes *cries in alto* Also, holy fuck Shoshana I didn't know she can go that high

[@Singers_vocals_showcase]

She can go even higher she has a C#7 and a F#7

[@forces_06]

@@Singers_vocals_showcase Sweet Jesus she's a goddess

[@wordforger]

I've managed to make some kind of sound that my pitch monitoring app claimed was a C6. But it rather put one in mind of a strangling goose to be honest. Get me below G4, though, and there's no stopping me.

[@legallytwoset.ৎ]

Get me on A4-F5 and there's no stopping me.

[@keyakistan-3851]

Kristin chenoweth is my favourite theathre soprano, her voice is so nice to listen too! It’s really enchanting

[@melissam597]

Those last notes from Divine Brown were just gorgeous. Often when people sing incredibly high it tends to not sound that nice, but oh my goodness that was beyond beautiful!

[@afrolatino89]

She learned from minne and Mariah

[@juliagibson3816]

Fun to see Rachel Zegler in here! I love her voice. Everyone is so talented, makes my voice feels tired just listening!!

[@onedollarbleach6891]

I don’t really know a lot of these of women but they are all so amazing! Divine brown shut this ish down with the last octave jump from head voice to whistle register and that gorgeous staccato 🤤

[@craigblyth]

I love vocal comparison videos, but sometimes they’re so difficult to watch and enjoy as the editing is really jarring and all over the place. But this was a complete pleasure from start to finish! And with the tiny bit of comedy mixed in, was just the cherry on top! Well done and thank you! 😊♥️

[@MisterGolightly]

Thank YOU! 💜

[@CleverUsername69420]

Christy’s C6 🥺💕 I was there at the stage door one night, and she sang Happy Birthday to three different ppl individually! Such a sweetheart!

[@hail1112]

The "ready sopranos" before the C's GOT MEEEE

[@TheMaleSoprano]

timestamp??

[@MelanyMoeller]

I just love how completely effortless Kristen Chenoweth sings.

[@AmbuhVee]

Barbara Cook's notes were all just so beautiful, feels like they were meant to come out of her

[@DiontaeBlack]

I'm LIVING FOR THIS VIDEO AND THESE NOTES, but I'm APPALED by the lack of Kelli O'hara

[@MisterGolightly]

How could I forget her!!

[@anastapatsak]

My thoughts exactly! We love us some Kelli!

[@dweeblekeneeble6332]

The fact that you included scenes from Elisabeth makes me so happy. Thank you!

[@Singers_vocals_showcase]

Fun fact Shoshana Bean was classical trained as a light lyric coloratura soprano.

[@danielng7795]

@@takemyhand1988 umm, didn't Tyrese just mention she is a light lyric coloratura soprano. 😅

[@takemyhand1988]

@@danielng7795 the comment to me said that she was trained as such even though her voice was not really that.

[@danielng7795]

@@takemyhand1988 Oh. But she still sounds like a light lyric coloratura soprano to me. But hey, as singers progress further their voice can develop. So she maybe could be a lyric coloratura soprano due to maturing of the voice

[@Singers_vocals_showcase]

There are videos of her singing classical music on KZbin.

[@majahandlovu2050]

Makes sense , I mean her approach especially in headvoice say's it all

[@l.m.hammond1927]

Anyone you can sing C6 or higher like it's no one's business automatically earns respect in my book.

[@drekfletch]

It's so weird when one get's mis-categorized. Here we are, going up the scale, and there's Chenowith at singing a step down all of a sudden. (9:25)

[@beck2682]

omfg the random clip of imelda staunton sent me i love her

[@gerardcaputo2252]

Barbara Cook...effortless, control and clarity

[@KajiVocals]

Check out her ‘No Questions’ and ‘One Long Last Look’. Her best ever singing, and live. Perfect BELTING and head voice. Her voice is crystal clear there, projected and beautiful. She doesn’t have that aspirate quality she often had there either. Vowels are clear and undistorted.

[@makuletreg15]

Agree. The quality of vibrato is absolutely amazing.

[@loveyall1910]

I love her but 2:05 this ain’t it 💀

[@adyny8598]

Kristen Chenoweth is famous enough but I feel like when we talk about vocal talent in general she gets overshadowed much too often

[@bellaknightR597]

Ikr

[@edithwaters380]

On one hand I love being an alto on the other I miss being able to hit all these notes before puberty hit.

[@gloomysunday8242]

If you are a mezzo you can still hit many of these notes At least up to the sixth octave

[@allys744]

I think it’s possible for people to learn how to sing, but it depends on the natural voice you have. People who are able to not only reach the 6th and 7th registries but do so without too much strain have a special gift sent from God. My ears have been blessed after listening to this video 🥰✨

[@starpupilz]

I got so excited for the second part of Linda Eders whistle tone, I’m obsessed with that performance. Wish we’d had some more young Julie notes though!

[@mariferpena4537]

Julie Andrews is an international treasure

[@celinesparadise]

This video is insane! Thank you for your hard work...

[@MisterGolightly]

Thanks for watching it, Maicon 😘

[@liamlovatary]

Omg you must have seen everything to put this together

[@MisterGolightly]

I did. I need to sleep till next year lol

[@danielblair9535]

Did not expect to see Imelda but loved it!

[@tsharabrown3719]

Me, with a low alto range and trying to re-find my head voice: *sad eyes*

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

Man, I miss my Eb6 and above 😭 Something happened to my voice 2 and a half years ago and it’s still a mystery as to what happened, because while I gained SOME of that extension back, even that isn’t as comfortable and clean as it used to be and I can’t sing up there for too long or I’ll blow out my voice for the rest of the day…I HATE IT

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

@@ian1856 I would agree more wholly with this, except it happened pretty suddenly at the time…I was dealing with the worst cycle of insomnia I’d ever had so rarely had a voice to use at all that summer thanks to a severe lack of sleep. So when the insomnia finally calmed down again, I figured I should take it slow getting back on the vocal horse so to speak. Sadly it was gone and never came back in its fullness, and I’d never really had trouble with that stratosphere before that. Not that I disagree with you per se, I slightly tend to sing from my throat anyway, so I’m constantly reminding myself to breath from the good ol’ diaphragm and even after all that work since then, getting that extension back is at a standstill and still feel vocal fatigue when I sing classical soprano for too long, WOOF. I can only surmise my voice just…shifted. But I always accept any and all advice :):)

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

@@ian1856 Thank you so much!

[@crenner07]

I hear you. Mine did the same thing. But now because of I have this psychological block on anything above a F#5. I can sing it just fine until I’m looking at the music. So I know the notes are still there (at least some of them) but my head doesn’t think they are.

[@cavewomanbrain]

judy kuhn's Bb5 is something that can be so personal

[@maddietillem6778]

This is so amazing, I have so much respect for all these women, but especially the ones who have mastered both belting and floaty legit soprano stuff. Go watch Abby Muellers three dreams roles video if you want an example lol.

[@saquingjeromef.298]

Melba Moore is still rocking despite at her age you can see she's like already at her mid 60 on that vid clips of her

[@KajiVocals]

She’s in her 70s in these clips!

[@aldrenenenenen_4089]

I should have been sleeping now but here I am, waiting for this video.

[@matthewn1566]

Who knew that even belters can sound so operatic?

[@KajiVocals]

These are just styles! Both can be developed and perfected on the same voice. Most women are natural sopranos too so there's that.

[@laurenconrad1799]

It always amazes me when a singer can do both. I think Solea Pfeiffer, Phillipa Soo, Jessie Mueller, and Christy Altomare are particularly good at having that super wide range.

[@michaelsonortega2387]

Celine Dion is great belter and she has also operatic head voice

[@theslaytoendyourfaves]

Amber Riley is also a big belter who first trained in opera.

[@legallytwoset.ৎ]

@@theslaytoendyourfavesSame with Laura Bell Bundy from Legally Blonde and Hairspray.

[@WesADias]

Kristin Chenoweth hitting those notes in a powerful complete full head voice is insane

[@witnessjeremy]

yes ! Alli Mauzey literally one of the best Glinda’s if you haven’t seen her Popular watch it immediately lol

[@percy445]

oh my GOD i’d never heard that opt up on thank goodness. like i’d thought of it logically but my LORD.

[@halina8559]

To jak malowanie glosem, piekne rysunki 👌⭐

[@senikhiangte3787]

Can you make a video just like this Counter tenor version, That will be awesome, I'll really appritiate it.

[@MisterGolightly]

YESSSS! I'm working on it

[@senikhiangte3787]

@@MisterGolightly Thanks. I love it when they hit a soprano note. They are so amazing.

[@willwalker24601]

OH MY GOSH THAT LAST 8VA SEASONS OF LOVE

[@NeedANewName]

This just made me so excited! I'm going to come from away later this month and willemijn verkaik is in it and I'm so excited (Dutch production)

[@apollossunrise381]

1:40 Laura Osnes’ tone is just so😍

[@legallytwoset.ৎ]

I lowered the key to all Glinda high notes, now i can play Glinda by hitting some G5s! Also I realized me and Erika Henningsen(the queen herself) are both mezzos! Cool

[@NEVERwillIletUgo]

THAT LAST SOPRANO TOOK THAT UP AN ENTIRE OCTAVE?????!!!!!

[@marlowemiller7585]

LOVING the love for Donna Murphy and Willemijn Verkaik, two of my faves!! Edit: SHOSHANA WHAT THE FUCK-

[@TheMaleSoprano]

8:12 for Audra's "ready sopranos?"

[@sashaduffy1188]

So grateful for this channel

[@dylanhafner7608]

I’m guessing you don’t listen to Shoshana’s albums. She does some CRAZY stuff in that, and hits notes like B6 in complete head voice.

[@KajiVocals]

That B6 is not head voice. Flageolet. The highest head note recorded (overall by any singer) that I know of is a Bb6 by Chrylyn Bell-Myers and she has an abormally high voice. If you listen to her Bb6 and compare it to Shoshana's B6 you'll hear a difference.

[@Lilith816]

Pretty sure Flageolet is super head voice. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@vellbariaofficial]

Hats off to Bernadette Peters and Shanice who did amazing as a musical performers!

[@bellaknightR597]

I see Kristin Chenoweth, I click

[@blecho9890]

Audra Mcdonald just speaks in soprano ❤️

[@user-yf4gx1fv2w]

omg i love this so much!! idk if you'll make a part 2 but phillipa soo has some rlly good high notes, in the amelie bootleg at 53:31 she goes up to an e5 and then g5 hehe :D

[@Donde_Lieta]

This showed up in my YT recommendeds as I was rehearsing the doll aria from Tales of Hoffman 😂 how fitting

[@MisterGolightly]

That's a tough one!

[@giulietta3210]

YAS!! to the Willemijn & ELISABETH clips on this video🥰

[@Kermitthebadger]

Kristin is incredible

[@kiapet286]

This was quite impressive, how you found, identified and edited together all these high notes! That being said, I have to be That Guy and mention a few places I think were a little off: 0:43 Liz Calloway's note here is a C5, not a C#5 2:50 Shanice William's first held note is a D#5, then her second moves up to the F5 you have labeled 6:40 This one's a bit more debatable, but based on the key signature as well as how the note was sung I'd pin Donna Murphy at an Aflat5 rather than an A5 Still, overall this was great and I very much enjoyed it, thanks for making it!

[@klc4023]

Delightful! Like running into your oldest friends and finding them as perfect as you left them.🎶

[@Xushish]

9:29 for c6 and 11:17 for those who want that smooth E6 after those C6 :)

[@rdzuidema]

When you listen to bass singers low notes you need the volume up but when you listen to soprano you need it down low so you don't hurt your ears.

[@KajiVocals]

You wouldn’t need the volume up if they were real basses.

[@rdzuidema]

@@KajiVocals May I suggest that you listen to gospel bass singers compilations video, there you'll hear some great singers.

[@KajiVocals]

@@rdzuidema A lot of them are natural baritones. I’ve studied a fair lot of barbershop and gospel quartet basses and TRUE basses are one in a 100. That field is full of baritones who sing bass.

[@cheddarcheesecat6097]

@@KajiVocalsUsing “fachs” as a way of identifying singers of a different genre may seem a bit unnecessary. The classical voice type rubric is already incredibly nuanced in the way that it can be used to classify a person’s tessitura. What I believe the original commenter was explaining is that, even though it’s a bit harder to hear certain individuals singing a bass part, it doesn’t mean they aren’t singing it. They may not have the range or projection to sing it at a level that is relatively easier to reach for a Bass or Basso Profundo or even an Oktavist by Classical Standard, but they’re still singing it. Of course, music is an art, so every opinion on it is ultimately subjective, even ranges, but I hope I understood you and that you were able to understand where I’m coming from!

[@martabotiasalinero]

Jessica Vosk the finale of Joseph and the amazing... C6

[@Shamsithaca]

oh my. Julie Andrews sounds sublime and so clear.

[@legallytwoset.ৎ]

OH MY GOSH THAT ALLI MAUZEY CLIP

[@Nyx_Room]

My god how I Love Willemijn Verkaik. She's such a kween!

[@Coopermaee]

I feel like i could swim in her voice! So rich and warm. Like a nice hug

[@ma.belle.evangeline]

On a good day E6 ... but usually D6 is my max :)

[@robertplattner1636]

YOU MISSED A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE MADELINE KAHN’S HIGH NOTE AT THE END OF GETTING MARRIED TODAY!!!! (It was an F#)

[@TheCosmicNote]

13:51 omg wow!! 🤩

[@marcspi444]

she seems it is so easy

[@TheCosmicNote]

@@marcspi444 I know right? Effortless!

[@aishahb8336]

They're just incredible!!

[@monie3681]

The notes are so pretty wait, F6 in head voice is actually,,,, possible?????

[@KajiVocals]

Yes but quite rare. The highest head note I’ve seen is Bb6 from Chrylyn Bell Myers. You can hear it on my channel.

[@dylanhafner7608]

See Shoshana bean!

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

@@dylanhafner7608 Soshana does not sing any note past E6/F6 in head voice flageolet

[@jefferyarnold5286]

@@odumosuolusegun2781 actually she sings an a6 that is definitely head voice. it’s in ain’t no way

[@quincyhethey6220]

I’m a tenor with a range of C3 to B5(barely). On top of that, I’m a belter. This whole video has me shook

[@KajiVocals]

As a tenor you should be FULLY comfortable on a C3. I recommend working on your chest voice.

[@quincyhethey6220]

@@KajiVocals sorry I had that written weird! I meant barely B5, C3 is no problem

[@kaelanmcalpine2011]

I think I got the gift of being able to go higher (barely a C6) in exchange for starting higher (around a D or E3) I know this because singing German Silent Night in choir was nigh impossible for me since everything was so low. Like the arranger forgot tenors were a thing and just stuck them with the baritones

[@poodzz]

Me wondering in soprano when they were considered high realizing the whole video was supposed to be high 💀

[@KajiVocals]

High is relative. For the most part high would indeed be past the primo passaggio in modal voice, and then past the second bridge (B4-C#5) in head voice. For sopranos at least.

[@Rednaxela137]

Besides Kristin, Alli Mauzey was the only Glinda to end “No One Mourns The Wicked” with a high note

[@colonyofrats4193]

Megan hilty did as well

[@anastapatsak]

Megan Hilty too!

[@legallytwoset.ৎ]

@@anastapatsakI LOVE HER SO MUCH

[@hail1112]

the beginning took me out thank you so much for this

[@4knuckle]

"Marin Razzie" at 6:28? I think you mean the great Marin Mazzie! Rest In Peace, my lady!

[@MisterGolightly]

Oops!

[@legallytwoset.ৎ]

RIP Marin Mazzie we love u

[@cjallen227]

I have always loved that Sara Bareilles C6 damn

[@timidtrillium]

Man those high notes are starting to sound like car alarms lmao wish I could hit em though, im an alto 2

[@LewisSmith-he6gu]

i wish it was a fire alarm tone if it was then i would absolutely laugh my head off and it would be so funny for me and pretty princess holly would laugh her with me when the fire alarm goes off at my school it would very funny to hear it go off it would hilarious and I would go ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha when the fire alarm goes off it would be so funny that I would just keep laughing and laughing so funny that I could be standing there laughing at the school car park laughing at the fire alarm going off with the high Note sound 😍

[@arislamb35]

this video is amazing 🤩

[@legallytwoset.ৎ]

Glinda is my dream role, I'm a mezzo sadly 😢 Played Cady Heron! Also a song I see a lot of sopranos singing is Legally Blonde Remix.

[@parfumextraitfan7453]

I never knew Carol Burnett actually went for F6 before!!!! Might not be part of her singing range….. but damn…. Still surprised me

[@MisterGolightly]

And she sustained it! Also I think she was in her 70's

[@KajiVocals]

Great video!!

[@btqbct5540]

Lauren Worsham sounds amazing

[@LewisSmith-he6gu]

It does really affect me because what I was doing was absolutely funny because at 11 o’clock in the morning I did a funny thing with the washing machine by leaving the door open and pausing my Nintendo switch that was very funny and also I don’t feel well I got the flu and I hope you guys have a great sing song and I hope you guys enjoy your opera high notes and your voice is very good and very nice and I’m glad that you guys have a wonderful opera voice and you guys are doing a good job at singing so sweet and very nice to me to hear your singing voice it’s very sweet and very nice sound and so good night you guys have a great night goodbye from me and the indesit washing machine

[@CutesyBubblez]

Me: Psh, I got this. Me trying to hit F5: Ok, maybe I don't got this.

[@AmbuhVee]

Lmao Imelda

[@MisterGolightly]

That's Professor Umbridge

[@Niqhtmusic]

more lauren worsham please- edit: nvm she popped up like 3 times but i need more gents guide content

[@tlamaloza22]

shoshana bean's technique has me shaking

[@dylanhafner7608]

I was looking for her in this video. She literally uses FULL head voice to go up to that G6.

[@KajiVocals]

@@dylanhafner7608 It's not full head voice. The highest full head note in this video is an E or F6. And it's an outright scream.

[@adah6759]

Kristin is perfect ❤️🔥🔥❤️🔥❤️

[@cysticcrystal2998]

Divine Brown is SO TALENTED ❤

[@zacr4664]

Audra McDonald is a gift we don't deserve

[@baddie4798]

God I love women

[@baileybloyer2123]

Um that Taylor riff at 2:02? Had me shook? Why is she so good?

[@meredithchandler73]

I realize this was probably a lot of work and I applaud you for it. But note: Marin MAZZIE (not Razzie).